Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1887-12-10

Important letter to our paper here an,
y reached the office December 5tb .fiv
aays after we had returned home
iiadnt Uncle Sam better 90 back {,
Tue little red headed boy with his lam,
mule and well worn sack? He woulc
make time.
Mrs. X. J. Osborn has placed th,
NEWS family under obligations foI
favors which enabled them to hold /
genuine Kentucky hog-killing-timc
least, more enjoyable than a Sun feast
IN Mexico Such favors run up to the
Iip-bop OF the scale of appreciation
Thanks.
we learn that the U. P. system will
make preliminary survey Of a line
Tor branch road from Soda Springs
TO the National Park. Surely from the
lines run they ought to get a good
starting point somewhere in Bingham
county.
A healthy lot of turtles passed
through the express office the first of
the week from San Francisco to Chal-
lis. They were probably Thanksgiv-
ing offerings from one Chinaman to
another and it was amusing to see
some Of the boys in the Office tickling
them to make them laugh.
The members of church at Hart
well, Ga, were discussing what they
had done 10 help the cause of religion
along during the year, when one good
brother, whose cotton crop had turn
cd out better than he expected. said:
II came very near promising the Lord
at planting time that | would give
him 81 for every bale of cotton |
should make this year, but, brethren.
If had done so the good Lord would
have got me sure. "
A young gentleman, Of Millertown.
Ohio, who believes that penny saved
is penny earned, wrote two postal
cards ON entirely different subjects.
Instead Of directing the cards before
he wrote them, as wise postal card
users do, he waited until he had writ
ten. and, OF course misdirccted them.
The result was that Harrisburg shirt
maker received an invitation TO take
buggy ride, and a young woman of
Millertown was rather shocked 70 re-
ceive a card asking her for "a sample
Of the stuff your shirts are made Of.
The remarks Of Judge Hays prefac.
ing the sentence of each convict OF
this term OF court IL compiled and
published, would make choice gems
Of court literature. In many instan-
ces he was pathetically eloquent, and,
il is sad TO relate, that with all his
pathos snd eloquence his criminals.
hardened in their crimes, heard him
without n twitch Of facial muscles or
the movement OF limbs that indicated
they were at all affected by his sayings.
The bowed heads and the deathlike
stiffness that pcrvaded the court room
at each solemn scene, told as plainly
as words could tell it that the audi
ences were touched and affected If the
parties undergoing sentence them
selves were not II these poor unfor-
tunates treasure any resolves for
reformation they will never forget |
the Judges parting words to them.
The W. C. I. U. convention, held |
in Boise City, 2, 3 and 4 inst. conclu-
ded its interesting and profitable la
bors by elccting the following officers
for the coming year;
President, Mrs. Jas. II. Barton; Of
Boise City,
vice-prcsident, Mrs. DR.. Lee; Of
Caldwell.
Corresponding secretary, Mrs. Ma
gee; OF Nampa
Recording secretary; Mrs. Straugan; |
of Boise City.
Treasurer, Mrs. Huntoon; of Boise
City.
Evangelistic work, Mrs. S Z. Hol-
brook; of Blackfoot
Young womens work, Mrs f. Craw-
ford; of Blackfoot,
Heredity, Mrs. Alex. Danskin; of
Boise City,
Press work, Mrs. r. Mitchell; of
Eagle Rock
Prison work, Mrs. c. Ellsworth; of
Bnisp CITY